1. To pretend to be dead

Derived forms: plays possum, played possum, playing possum

Type of: affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham

Encyclopedia: Play possum

• Ilion
• ilium
• ilk
• ill
• ill at ease
• ill fame
• ill health
• ill humor
• ill humour
• ill luck
• ill nature
• ill service
• ill temper
• ill turn
• ill will
• ill-advised
• ill-advisedly
• ill-affected
• ill-assorted
• ill-being
• ill-bred
• ill-breeding
• ill-chosen
• ill-conceived
• ill-considered